Yaay Chapter 2!
1 Chapter 2: I Remember
Several hours after dusk, Tidus emerged from his warm cocoon of blankets. Yuna, only a mere yard away, looked angelic as she slept. He smiled. She was so beautiful.
His eyes scanned the circle. The fire had turned to embers now, and they emitted a soft glow. Kimahri was next to Yuna, while Wakka faced Lulu. And would you look at that; Auron had vanished. What a surprise. Wait a second. So had Rikku.
Gathering his still-warm blankets, he draped three of them over his shoulders, fighting he biting cold of the forest. He wandered in search of his companions. It was only a few minutes later he almost tripped over the log that Auron and Rikku shared. Auron groaned in protest at the sudden movement of his uncomfortable pillow, his head falling forward. His glasses didn't fall however, because he wasn't wearing them. Odd.
Tidus grinned at the overall image before him. Rikku looked so cozy all snuggled up against Auron; her head in is lap. Whilst Auron, on the other hand, was slumped uncomfortably against a nice, damp log. Lucky him.
Kneeling, Tidus touched Auron's shoulder. "…Auron?" He whispered. The swordsman groaned again in response, pealing open an eye, well only eye, to Tidus. "Here," the teenager offered, abandoning two of his cozy Al Bhed- shop certified blankets to the huddled couple before him. Auron lifted his head and stifled a yawn while attempting to get up. He didn't realize or remember about the sleeping lump on his lap. His eyebrows rose, his eyelids still heavy. Oh yes. Rikku. That was why he was out in the middle of a forest away from the others.
"How long…?" muttered Auron, voice deeper still from sleep, as he pried a hand from Rikku's grasp to rub his uncovered face. Tidus shrugged. "Two hours maybe? Another four or so until dawn," he said as ignored Auron's protests, and lay one blanket on the ground before the two. The swordsman's russet eye found that blanket, blinking slowly. Tidus watched the battle of will versus body as the older man struggled not to lie down to a far more comfortable position. Rikku slept on, muttering into his lap. Tidus sat down on the log, gently whacking it against Auron's back, snapping the man forward, his hand reaching out to the warm cloth to prevent his falling over. Very soft. Very warm blanket. Damn that boy.
"Why are you doing this?" Asked Auron, half sliding off the fallen tree trunk. Tidus shrugged again.
"You did that for me once… a few months after my old man left and my mom died," Tidus's eyes grew warm, a small smile on his lips. "You found me, alone in my room, and you came to me. You ignored my rudeness towards you and you just stayed with me while I felt like that. I… I still remember. I woke up the next morning, in your lap. You looked very uncomfortable as you leaned against that bookshelf." He chuckled, and then the teen looked down. "I… I never forgot that feeling. Like you cared. It was… nice. So uh… thanks for doing that for Rikku." His eyes rose to Auron's.
Auron looked down for a moment. "You were only eight," He murmured. "I didn't think you'd ever remember."
Tidus leaned over the guardian; his hand pushing on Auron's shielded shoulder, forcing the man to tip over, Rikku too. As he crumpled to the ground, Auron's stiff body found that blanket all right, and his will evaporated as he lay down, exhaling loudly. Rikku sniffed and curled up against his full length, but did not awaken. Tidus spread the remaining blanket over the two, pausing over Auron, as the older guardian still struggled to maintain momentary consciousness.
"I remember," was all Tidus whispered, and then he smiled, walking away, returning to Yuna's side. Auron smiled also, but his face hidden under the cloth. He was only inches from Rikku's face. Her eyebrows were slightly arched, and her mouth slightly open. Her warm breath wrapped around Auron's chin and neck, sending an involuntary shiver through his body. She shifted position, wrapping one small hand under his arm and around his waist. Her legs entwined themselves in Auron's, pulling them towards her own. Her other arm went up, beside her head. It gently brushed Auron's face, and his breath caught. There was no space between the two now, for they were completely pressed against each other. He drew in a sharp breath in the shock of body contact. He was very, very trapped. But it was warm and soft.
That comfort level only heightened his exhaustion. His eyelids drooped and his body relaxed again. His hand found her upper arm, and he let the warmth overtake him.
* * *
Rikku woke slowly that morning. Dawn had yet to break, but miscellaneous insects and birds chirped in a soothing chorus around her. She was very warm. That was the second thing she thought, before the bird thing. She was not alone. That was the –what? She opened her eyes slowly, taking in a breathtaking site. Auron - Auron she had watched and despised while at the same time she wanted nothing more to get close to – yes that Auron was sound asleep beside her. Very much beside her. His entire body was pressed and enwrapped in hers. His face was almost smooth; his hard frown lines soothed away by sleep. His eyebrows where not down, and he was not frowning. The scar was hidden from view, pressed into the soft cloth beneath. He looked altogether different in his sleep. And only two inches away from her face. He looked… vulnerable, yet so very peaceful. That was something she thought she'd never see in the guardian.
She then remembered last night's events. Ohmygods. He cared. He showed compassion. And he was here with her now. Her bangs fell in front of her face as she found herself blushing. She'd cried. How embarrassing! She reveled in the feeling of his muscles beneath his shirt as he shifted slightly, groaning softly. Ok. Who cares about last night. This morning was what she needed to be paying attention to. Unfortunately, her time was short, when a loud scream pinged against the trees. Auron's eye flashed open, eyebrows down and alert. He gave Rikku a glance, briefly taking in the situation, but another terrified cry rang out. Rikku gasped. They knew that voice. It was Yuna.
*** Ok. I've decided to take this a tad away from the story plot. It will get back eventually, but what fun can I have if you know what's going to happen? :D
-Spazkit
1 Chapter 2: I Remember
Several hours after dusk, Tidus emerged from his warm cocoon of blankets. Yuna, only a mere yard away, looked angelic as she slept. He smiled. She was so beautiful.
His eyes scanned the circle. The fire had turned to embers now, and they emitted a soft glow. Kimahri was next to Yuna, while Wakka faced Lulu. And would you look at that; Auron had vanished. What a surprise. Wait a second. So had Rikku.
Gathering his still-warm blankets, he draped three of them over his shoulders, fighting he biting cold of the forest. He wandered in search of his companions. It was only a few minutes later he almost tripped over the log that Auron and Rikku shared. Auron groaned in protest at the sudden movement of his uncomfortable pillow, his head falling forward. His glasses didn't fall however, because he wasn't wearing them. Odd.
Tidus grinned at the overall image before him. Rikku looked so cozy all snuggled up against Auron; her head in is lap. Whilst Auron, on the other hand, was slumped uncomfortably against a nice, damp log. Lucky him.
Kneeling, Tidus touched Auron's shoulder. "…Auron?" He whispered. The swordsman groaned again in response, pealing open an eye, well only eye, to Tidus. "Here," the teenager offered, abandoning two of his cozy Al Bhed- shop certified blankets to the huddled couple before him. Auron lifted his head and stifled a yawn while attempting to get up. He didn't realize or remember about the sleeping lump on his lap. His eyebrows rose, his eyelids still heavy. Oh yes. Rikku. That was why he was out in the middle of a forest away from the others.
"How long…?" muttered Auron, voice deeper still from sleep, as he pried a hand from Rikku's grasp to rub his uncovered face. Tidus shrugged. "Two hours maybe? Another four or so until dawn," he said as ignored Auron's protests, and lay one blanket on the ground before the two. The swordsman's russet eye found that blanket, blinking slowly. Tidus watched the battle of will versus body as the older man struggled not to lie down to a far more comfortable position. Rikku slept on, muttering into his lap. Tidus sat down on the log, gently whacking it against Auron's back, snapping the man forward, his hand reaching out to the warm cloth to prevent his falling over. Very soft. Very warm blanket. Damn that boy.
"Why are you doing this?" Asked Auron, half sliding off the fallen tree trunk. Tidus shrugged again.
"You did that for me once… a few months after my old man left and my mom died," Tidus's eyes grew warm, a small smile on his lips. "You found me, alone in my room, and you came to me. You ignored my rudeness towards you and you just stayed with me while I felt like that. I… I still remember. I woke up the next morning, in your lap. You looked very uncomfortable as you leaned against that bookshelf." He chuckled, and then the teen looked down. "I… I never forgot that feeling. Like you cared. It was… nice. So uh… thanks for doing that for Rikku." His eyes rose to Auron's.
Auron looked down for a moment. "You were only eight," He murmured. "I didn't think you'd ever remember."
Tidus leaned over the guardian; his hand pushing on Auron's shielded shoulder, forcing the man to tip over, Rikku too. As he crumpled to the ground, Auron's stiff body found that blanket all right, and his will evaporated as he lay down, exhaling loudly. Rikku sniffed and curled up against his full length, but did not awaken. Tidus spread the remaining blanket over the two, pausing over Auron, as the older guardian still struggled to maintain momentary consciousness.
"I remember," was all Tidus whispered, and then he smiled, walking away, returning to Yuna's side. Auron smiled also, but his face hidden under the cloth. He was only inches from Rikku's face. Her eyebrows were slightly arched, and her mouth slightly open. Her warm breath wrapped around Auron's chin and neck, sending an involuntary shiver through his body. She shifted position, wrapping one small hand under his arm and around his waist. Her legs entwined themselves in Auron's, pulling them towards her own. Her other arm went up, beside her head. It gently brushed Auron's face, and his breath caught. There was no space between the two now, for they were completely pressed against each other. He drew in a sharp breath in the shock of body contact. He was very, very trapped. But it was warm and soft.
That comfort level only heightened his exhaustion. His eyelids drooped and his body relaxed again. His hand found her upper arm, and he let the warmth overtake him.
* * *
Rikku woke slowly that morning. Dawn had yet to break, but miscellaneous insects and birds chirped in a soothing chorus around her. She was very warm. That was the second thing she thought, before the bird thing. She was not alone. That was the –what? She opened her eyes slowly, taking in a breathtaking site. Auron - Auron she had watched and despised while at the same time she wanted nothing more to get close to – yes that Auron was sound asleep beside her. Very much beside her. His entire body was pressed and enwrapped in hers. His face was almost smooth; his hard frown lines soothed away by sleep. His eyebrows where not down, and he was not frowning. The scar was hidden from view, pressed into the soft cloth beneath. He looked altogether different in his sleep. And only two inches away from her face. He looked… vulnerable, yet so very peaceful. That was something she thought she'd never see in the guardian.
She then remembered last night's events. Ohmygods. He cared. He showed compassion. And he was here with her now. Her bangs fell in front of her face as she found herself blushing. She'd cried. How embarrassing! She reveled in the feeling of his muscles beneath his shirt as he shifted slightly, groaning softly. Ok. Who cares about last night. This morning was what she needed to be paying attention to. Unfortunately, her time was short, when a loud scream pinged against the trees. Auron's eye flashed open, eyebrows down and alert. He gave Rikku a glance, briefly taking in the situation, but another terrified cry rang out. Rikku gasped. They knew that voice. It was Yuna.
*** Ok. I've decided to take this a tad away from the story plot. It will get back eventually, but what fun can I have if you know what's going to happen? :D
-Spazkit